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What happens to someone who dies before they “awaken” or are aware of
Truth? Do
they still go back to God?
No. But someone who has become aware
of Truth (God) also does not return to Truth upon death. The self does not come
from Truth and can never be a part of Truth. It is only a mistaken idea in your
mind now.
The Truth is already in your mind,
whole and complete. It has no beginning and no ending. It is ongoing and
untouched by the story of a self that you have in your mind. You do not have to
wait for the self to die to be aware of Truth. Right now you can put aside the
idea of a self and be aware of Truth and be at peace. It is your belief in the
self as reality that blocks your awareness of Truth now.
Only the Truth in any mind is real
and eternal. Everything else passes away.
Some selves will choose to be aware of Truth and be at peace. Others
will not make this choice and will stay in conflict. But the Truth is untouched
either way. It is o…

Where in ACIM does it
use the lower case “s” on “son of God”? (November 30, 2012)
[This question refers to this
paragraph from my last article: “But
within the thought-of-the-opposite-of-God there is an emptiness which is filled
by a universe of form, or the opposite-of-God made manifest. The part of God’s
mind where this thought seems to occur the Course calls the “son of God” (lower
case “s” on “son”). It cannot leave God so it is split between God and not-God.
This split mind projects billions of versions of itself into the universe of
form (individual minds in bodies). For the seemingly-individual split mind the
Course refers to the projection of not-God as “ego” and to the awareness of God
as “Christ” (or “Son of God”; upper-case “s” on “son”).].
Well, gosh, golly, darn…I could
swear…But doing a search on my A Course
in Miracles CD I cannot find an instance where the lower-case “s” is used
for “Son of God”! Oops! And not only did I read the Course several times over many years I …

In the lesson 'What is
Creation?' the following passage answers the question:"Creation is the
sum of all God's Thoughts, in number infinite and everywhere without limit.
Only Love creates and only like Itself." I suddenly found today
that I could not see how this fitted with the idea that all form (creation) is
the sum of God's thoughts, if it is also illusory. Does the Universe we
perceive exist only in the ego's mind - or is it the result of God's Thought?
– MD-T A Course in Miracles redefines the word
“Creation” to refer to the Extension of God’s formless Being rather than to the
universe of form, as the word is commonly used. When it speaks of “you” being
God’s “Creation” it is referring to your True Being in God, not to the forms
(body/personality) with which you mistakenly identify. You experience God’s boundless
Creation – your True Being – not in form but within your mind.
You “create” like God when God’s
Being extends through your True Mind. …

Since
the world is not real and all that we are experiencing is an illusion is there
a basis for compassion? (November 16, 2012)
Actually,
true compassion arises naturally and spontaneously only when you are aware that the world is not real and that the
personal experience is an illusion. True compassion is an effect of true forgiveness.
The
experience of Truth (God) is wholeness. It is boundless love, peace, and
happiness. Any other experience is not-True (illusion). So all pain is caused
by a lack of awareness that the Truth is in you and that you have everything in
Truth.
The
personal thought system’s (ego’s) version of compassion is to reinforce in your
mind the idea that lack and pain are real. It has you join with another in their
pain. You hurt with them and/or for them. This version of compassion carries a
lot of weight and baggage with it. You experience suffering, sacrifice, and reinforced
feelings of victimhood and powerlessness. To offse…

Don’t
I need an ego to live in the world? If not how do I go to work, take care of my
family, etc.? (November 9, 2012)
No,
because the body, personality, and unfolding “life” of the personal self are
neutral projections. They don’t have any meaning in themselves. They manifest
either the personal thought system (ego) or your True thought system (Holy
Spirit). The choice of thought system is yours to make. Either way the personal self eats, sleeps, goes to work, raises kids, makes
love, plays, relates to others, etc.
Your choice of
thought system determines your internal experience of either conflict (personal)
or peace (Truth). And because personal values, choices, and behaviors (effects)
always follow from thoughts (their cause) the personal self’s life unfolds harmoniously
when you choose the thought system of peace.
This is how you
can tell which thought system you are choosing: When you to identify as a
personal self your mind is not in its natural state. So you exper…

I have been a student of A Course in Miracles since 1984, a life coach since 2000, and a mentor for students of A Course in Miracles and 4 Habits for Inner Peace since 2006. You can learn more about me and what I offer at my website, www.acimmentor.com.